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Σαμοθρᾴκη

(ssam oh thrayce') Place name perhaps meaning, “height of Thrace.” Mountainous island in northern Aegean Sea thirty-eight miles south of coast of Thrace with peaks rising 5,000 feet above sea level. Paul spent a night there on his second missionary journey as he headed to Philippi (Acts 16:11 ). A famous mystery cult was practiced there.

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Samothrace'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/s/samothrace.html. 1991.

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